Cranberry and Vanilla-Bean Mimosas

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

Bon Appétit | December 2005

by Cat Cora

Ingredients

Cranberry juice, chilled

Ice cubes

1 vanilla bean

Sparkling wine

Garnish (optional): sugar and halved vanilla beans

Preparation

Combine a few cups chilled cranberry juice and ice cubes in a cocktail shaker. Scrape in the seeds from vanilla bean. Shake well. Strain into Champagne glasses, filling only halfway. Top off the drinks with sparkling wine. For an extra-special touch, rim the glasses with sugar and garnish with halved vanilla beans.

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These were fantastic! We had them as aperitifs for a dinner party but liked them so much that we made another batch, opened another bottle of bubbly, and kept drinking them all through dinner!

The_Omnivore from NYC / 02.07.13

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Easy & delicious!

nasEFX / 12.05.11

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This was so yummy. I followed the suggestion of other reviewers and soaked the vanilla bean in the cranberry juice overnight. Everyone loved these!

Martha_Stewardess from Norfolk, Va / 11.29.10

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Excellent! Very refreshing!

A Reviewer from Monterey Hills, CA / 03.30.10

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I made this cocktail for a dinner party last night...yummy! Thought it too funny that the first reviewer lives in Italy as well. It's not easy to find cranberry juice here.
Looking forward to finding an excuse to make this lovely concoction again.

A Reviewer from Turin, Italy / 11.16.09

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I actually made
this for a dinner
party and it was a
huge hit. I love
sweet drinks
anytime of the day,
even though it's
technically a
morning drink. I
plan on making it
for myself whenever
because it is so
tasty. And I agree
with A Reviewer,
soak the beans in
the juice
overnight. Just
perfect.

lemilynyc from Milan, Italy / 12.16.07

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Soak the beans in the juice overnight. Amazing! A holiday favorite in our house.

A Reviewer / 12.18.06

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tried this for Christmas Brunch and it was delicious. Don't allow the unusual ingredients to deter you. You will not be disappointed.